Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services
OUR MISSION:
Bridgeway provides psychiatric rehabilitation
services to adults who have serious mental
illnesses to help them live as independently as
possible in the community. Bridgeway is on the
cutting edge of improving service interventions
and expanding resources that have helped
individuals receiving mental health services with
their journeys toward recovery.
Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services
Our Services – Eight counties, 1500 Individuals
PACT
Supportive Housing
Residential Intensive Support Teams
PATH: Homeless Outreach Services
Justice-Involved Services
Career Development Services
Community Support Team
Beginning with MI
Why start with Motivational interviewing?
MI integrates principles, spirit, and methods for
working with individuals served
All staff have the capacity for learning and using
MI methods
In an expanding agency, it helped us to integrate
a method for speaking a common language
Helped staff to focus on a specific skill set
Provide clinical interventions based on an
individual’s stage of change
Beginning with MI
Recognition that staff was uncomfortable with
person served’s ambivalence or lack of insight.
Instilled confidence in staff in areas where they
previously experienced frustration
Evidence base for Motivational Interviewing
SAMSHA’s evidence-based practices require MI
and CBT interventions.
Decision made to focus on MI and CBT before
implementing IMR
Senior Management Involvement
How was Senior Management Involved with the Process?
Executive Director and Program Directors discussed
applicability of MI to psychiatric rehabilitation
Agreement on all staff to be trained simultaneously
Feasibility of agency-wide implementation
Developed an MI steering Committee
Identified an expert trainer
MI Steering Committee members attend additional Integrated
Dual Disorder Treatment Trainings
Going Agency wide
Supervisory Staff and staff with MI experience were
first trained
Regional Workgroups were established for group
supervision
Met every two weeks to practice skills and review
sessions with persons served
Every staff person needed to identify a person served
who demonstrated ambivalence
Filled out an MI skills sheet to talk about the session
Role play in group supervision
Going Agency wide
Identify skills to be practiced
Groups met for four months before agency roll
out
Meetings with program elements to discuss
integration of MI into practice
Curriculum developed by three agency trainers
All staff trained (2 day training) with practice
exercises
Committees continued to meet monthly for six
months
Benefits of Learning about Motivational
Interviewing
More realistic expectations
Greater recognition of small accomplishments
Greater success over time
Less frustration and burnout
Effective across populations and cultures
Actively involves the person in his/her own care
Improves adherence and retention
Instills hope
Consistent with Recovery Transformation
Source: Retrieved July 18, 2008 from ahec.allconet.org/newrihp/powerpoint/
MI TRAINING GOALS for STAFF
To provide an introduction to the spirit of MI
To learn about MI principles to use with
individuals on behavior change
To assess motivation for readiness to change
To provide a foundation to build skills
What Is Motivational Interviewing?
Directive, person centered
counseling style that aims to help
people explore and resolve their
ambivalence about behavior
change
Source: Michael Wiles and Cross Country Education, Inc. 2005
Three Components of MI Spirit
Spirit of MI
Motivation to change is elicited from the person, not
externally
It is the person’s task, not the counselor’s, to articulate
and resolve ambivalence
Direct persuasion is not an effective method for resolving
ambivalence
The counselor’s style is generally a quiet and eliciting one
The counselor is directive only in helping the person to
examine and resolve ambivalence
Readiness to change is a fluctuating product of
interpersonal interaction.
The therapeutic relationship is more like a partnership or
collaboration than expert/recipient role.
Characteristics of Motivational Interviewing
Guiding, more than directing
Dancing, rather than wrestling
Listening, as much as telling
Collaborative conversation
Evokes from a person what he/she already has
Honoring of a person’s autonomy
Source: S. Rollnick, W. Miller and C. Butler Motivational Interviewing in
Health Care, 2008.
What do we know about
Motivation?
It is fundamental to change
It fluctuates
It can be modified
It is influenced by external factors and social
interactions
It is very sensitive to interpersonal style
There are internal and external sources
We want to increase the probability of the
person engaging in change behavior
Motivating is an inherent part of our job
What is Ambivalence?
I want to, but I don’t want to
Natural phase in the process of change
Normal aspect of human nature, not
pathological
Ambivalence is key issue to resolve for change
to occur
It is our friend
Changing Extrinsic to Intrinsic
Motivation
Changing because I want to
Know and explore values
Core value discrepancy motivates change
Explore life goals; discrepancy between where the
person is and where he/she wants to be
Choice/Self Determination
Reframing the person’s negative statements
PRINCIPLES OF MOTIVATIONAL
INTERVIEWING…
“AREDS”
A- Avoid Arguing
R- ROLL WITH RESISTANCE
E- EXPRESS EMPATHY
D- DEVELOP DISCREPANCY
S- SUPPORT SELF EFFICACY
REVIEW RESISTANCE
It is normal
4 types: arguing; denying; ignoring; interrupting
The more one talks about non-change behaviors,
the more a person is likely to do them.
It is determined by therapist style
May mean the therapist is ahead of the person in
the change process
Resistance often stems from fear of change
Develop Discrepancy
Difference between the person’s core values and life
goals and their health behavior
Difference between where the person is now and
where he/she would like to be in the future
Elicit client goals & values.
Evaluate client’s current state with regard to those goals &
values.
Emphasize the discrepancy between them.
Best if the individual makes the argument for
change.
No discrepancy = No ambivalence…Ambivalence
makes change possible.
Assessment Tools…
1.Stage of Change
2.Payoff Matrix
3. ICR Scales
4. Value Cards
CONCEPT DEFINITION METHODS OF TX.
PRE-
CONTEMPLATION
Unaware of the problem, hasn’t
thought about change
Engagement skills, develop trust,
assertive outreach, accept client where
they are at, provide concrete care
CONTEMPLATION
Thinking about change, in the
near future (usually w/in the next
6mos)
Instill hope, positive reinforcement for
harm reduction, discuss
consequences, raise ambivalence,
motivational interviewing
PREPARATION
Making a plan to change plans,
setting gradual goals (w/in 1 mo)
Assist in developing concrete action,
problem solve w/ obstacles, build
skills, encourage small steps, tx
planning
ACTION
Specific changes to life style has
been made w/in past 6 mos
Combat feelings of loss and emphasize
long term benefits, enhance coping
skills, teach how to use self help, tx.
Planning, develop healthy living skills,
teach to avoid high risk situations
MAINTENANCE
Continuation of desirable actions, or
repeating periodic recommended
step's
Assist in coping, reminders, finding
alternatives, relapse prevention
RELAPSE PART OF THE PROCESS
Determine the triggers and plan for
future prevention
STAGES OF CHANGE
PAYOFF MATRIX
about Drinking
Drinking as beforeDrinking as beforeAbstainingAbstaining
BenefitsBenefits
Helps me relaxHelps me relax
Enjoy drinking with friendsEnjoy drinking with friends
Eases boredomEases boredom
Feel better physicallyFeel better physically
Have more $Have more $
Less conflict with family, Less conflict with family,
workwork
CostsCosts
Hard on my healthHard on my health
Spending too much $Spending too much $
Might lose my jobMight lose my job
I’d miss getting highI’d miss getting high
What to do about friendsWhat to do about friends
How to deal with stressHow to deal with stress
The ICR Scales :
IMPORTANCE
How important is it for you to change
right now?
CONFIDENCE
If you decide to change, how confident
are you that you could do it?
READINESS
How ready are you to change right now?
Value Cards
Sort them into important/not important
categories
Have person pick out the five most important
values and share what it means to him\her
http://www.motivationalinterview.org/library/
valuescardsort.pdf
MI Skills
“AROSE”
AFFIRMATIONS
REFLECTIVE LISTENING
OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS
SUMMARIES
ELICIT CHANGE TALK
Reflective Listening
Allows individual to feel heard
Allows you to confirm perceptions
Simple declarative statement:
-”It wasn’t your idea to come to see me today”
-”You feel pretty discouraged right now”
-”You have mixed feelings about your drug
use”
Examples of Reflective
Listening
“It sounds like . . .”
“It seems as if . . .”
“What I hear you saying . . .”
“I get a sense that . . .”
“It feels as though . . .”
“Help me to understand. On the one hand you . . .
and on the other hand . . .”
Handout exercise 3.4
Strategies To Elicit Change Talk
Asking Evocative Questions
Using Readiness Rulers
Exploring the Decisional Balance
Looking Back/Looking Forward
Using hypotheticals
Key Questions
Source: S. Rollnick, W. Miller and C. Butler, Motivational
Interviewing in Health Care, 2008.
Training on MI Skills
Review the definition
Practice the skills right after definition
Utilize the OARS worksheet
Utilize the MI workbook
MI-Training of Staff
Provide training on MI for employees twice a
year for core clinical skills
Beginner MI – offered for all new employees and
anyone who wants\needs a refresher
Advanced MI – for those staff wanting to take MI
to a deeper level
MI for non-clinical staff, i.e.: administrative
assistants, finance office, data entry, etc
Supervision with MI
Formal supervision with supervisor in session practice
Staff required to complete MI Skills form
Individual Recovery Plans and Progress Notes templates
created to cue staff
MI skills as a response to ambivalence
In the field, in vivo supervision
•Observation, supervisor feedback
Group supervision focused on MI in every session,
utilizing skills checklist
Consistent supervisory feedback in “teaching moments”
STAGES OF CHANGE (PLEASE CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX)
PRE- CONTEMPLATION CONTEMPLATION PREPARATION
ACTION MAINTENANCE
STAGES OF TREATMENT (PLEASE CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX)
PRE-ENGAGEMENT ENGAGEMENT EARLY PERSUASION LATE
PERSUASION
EARLY ACTIVE TX LATE ACTIVE TX RELAPSE PREVENTION
OVERALL REHAB/RECOVERY GOAL #2: ______________________________
STAGES OF CHANGE (PLEASE CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX)
PRE- CONTEMPLATION CONTEMPLATION PREPARATION
ACTION MAINTENANCE
STAGES OF TREATMENT (PLEASE CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX)
PRE-ENGAGEMENT ENGAGEMENT EARLY PERSUASION LATE
PERSUASION
EARLY ACTIVE TX LATE ACTIVE TX RELAPSE PREVENTION
Motivational Interventions
(CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Skills
(IM/R) Illness Management and Recovery
Promote hope & positive expectations Reinforcement Recovery Strategies
Connect info and skills with personal goals Role Playing Reducing Relapses
Explore pros and cons of change Shaping Practical Facts about Mental Illness
Re-frame experiences in positive light Cognitive Restructuring Coping with Stress
Reflection, Affirmation, Open-ended Questions,
Summarize
Modeling Stress Vulnerability
Elicit Change Talk Relaxation Training Coping w/symptoms & problems
Looking Back/Looking Forward Relapse Prevention Social Support
Developing Discrepancy Mental Health System.
Explore ambivalence
Medication Education
Strengthening commitment to change
Substance Abuse
Healthy Lifestyles
Path Team and MI
Embracing Spirit of MI = engagement of
homeless individual
Tailor strategies and interventions towards stage
of change and readiness
Utilize tools of MI, payoff matrix, Importance
Confidence Readiness scales
Team supervision and Individual supervision
Review trainings twice a year
Program Outcomes
Success of MI implementation leads to Cognitive
Behavioral Interventions method of training and
supervision.
The change process for persons served is the focus
Staff matches intervention/skill to person’s stage of
change
Distinguish process outcomes from persons served
outcome measures
Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment
Implementation
•Capture number of persons served moving from pre-
contemplation/contemplation to action/relapse prevention
Program Outcomes
Capture number of persons served completing
the Illness Management and Recovery Toolkit
Capture number of people completing a
readiness assessment for employment and
education who followed through on their plans
Motivational Interviewing is integral to helping
programs meet outcome measures
Training Resources
Motivation Interviewing Resources for clinicians,
researchers and trainers
http://www.motivationalinterview.org/
Resources
B. Borrelli, “Using Motivation Interviewing to Promote Patient
Behavior Change and Enhance Health”
http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/5757
S. Rollnick, P. Mason and C. Butler Health Behavior change: A Guide
for Practitioners. Churchill Livingstone 1999
S. Rollnick, W. Miller and C. Butler Motivational Interviewing in
Health Care. Guilford Press 2008
C. Field, D. Hungerford and C. Dunn “Brief Motivational
Interventions: An Introduction. J Trauma 2005; 59:S21-S26
M. Wiles Motivational Interviewing: Overcoming Client Resistance to
Change Cross Country Education
www.CrossCountryEducation.com
Q & A
Buddy Garfinkle, Associate Executive Director,
Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services
Nancy Schneeloch, Program Director, Bridgeway
Rehabilitation Services
Please type your questions into the Chat Box. We
will field as many questions as we can.
The presentation slides and recording will be
available on the HRC and PATH websites within
three days.